Up to Speed - Season 1
1 - San Francisco: A City Shaped by Earthquakes
Air Date: August 9, 2012
Speed takes us on a tour of renowned objects in San Francisco – a city shaped by earthquakes that makes a point of attacking the status quo and appreciating the beauty in the unexpected.
2 - Chicago: To Conjure a Lost Neighborhood
Air Date: August 16, 2012
Speed spends a day steeped in the history of working class Chicago – a city of blue collar labor constantly fighting back against the status quo of their corporate overlords.
3 - Kansas & Missouri: In the Middle of the Middle of the Midwest
Air Date: August 23, 2012
Speed explores the idea of borders and boundaries in Lawrence, Kansas – a city straddling the line between opposing sides during the American Civil War.
4 - Virginia: The Many Flavors of Thomas Jefferson
Air Date: August 30, 2012
Speed sifts through the many flavors of Thomas Jefferson in Monticello and the University of Virginia – two historic landmarks representing the many sides of America’s most complicated founding father.
5 - New York City: The Beauty of Randomness
Air Date: September 5, 2012
Speed wanders through the chaos of New York City – a metropolitan hub teeming with simultaneous bouts of randomness and synchronicity.
6 - The Tour Guide Convention
Air Date: September 13, 2012
Speed goes on adventures with other tour guides across the country.